Chapter 3. Using MiKTeX

Table of Contents

Getting Started
Unique TeX features
Automatic Package Installation
Finding out Package Usages
Specifying Additional Input Directories
Specifying the Directory for Auxiliary Files
texify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
Printing
Using a Viewer to Print DVI/PDF Files
Using mtprint to Print DVI Files

Getting Started

If you have never used TeX before, then it is recommendable to work through one of the TeX/LaTeX tutorials. A good starting point is the TeX FAQ: https://texfaq.org/.

MiKTeX doesn't differ very much from any other TeX system you might have used before. Typesetting with MiKTeX involves these steps:

  1. Start TeXworks (a sophisticated TeX frontend) and edit your LaTeX document.

  2. Press Ctrl+T to create a typeset view of your document.